What I find curious,(and this may have been explained) By what Divine authority am I able to heal or for instance 5th level spell Raise Dead, that's a whooper, am I to believe by my Oath.. I receive this kind of power?
Of course you'll say yes... and I just shake my head, and Ive read that a Cleric is like the Paladins big brother, who has much greater power. However she or he needs a Deity to provide said power, Hmm Ill just leave you with some Sheldon Cooper facial expressions lol
There is this argument, rules are rules its their game, I still think its silly.
"Reminder: your paladin does not need to serve a god There’s a common misconception that paladins need to serve gods, this is untrue. A cleric needs to serve a god (or at least something) because a cleric funnels that being’s power through themselves. A paladin’s power is all their own, this is why if they break their oath they don’t just instantly lose their powers and instead become an oath breaker. The idea is that their personality and conviction has become warped and twisted, causing their power to do the same.
Divine does not have to mean god. Nature is divine, gods are divine, paladins are divine. These are three separate versions of divine power, gods are not the only thing that is divine.
So feel free to have your paladin swear an oath to someone who isn’t a god, like themselves or maybe their best friend or whoever they marry or whatever you want. Hell, they could even swear an oath to an inanimate object if they want. All that matters is that the paladin truly believes in and sticks to whatever their oath is."
Good luck receiving powers from swearing an oath to a stone. Many DMs would not allow it, I can tell you that much. An Oath to your friends, possibly. You would still be sponsored by a deity behind the scenes though.
Also in D&D Forgotten realms, Nature isnt divine itself. Nature is divine through the deities of nature. Its "Turtles all the way" so to speak in d&d Forgotten Realms. No matter what you swear your oath to or for, ultimately your divine powers come from deities, wether your aware of it as a Paladin or not. And again most are sworn either to a deity (oath first, Deity second either directly or opted in/tertiarily). Or to several deities through a principle/cause etc. Some are sword to multiple like the Triad (Tyr, Ilmater and Torm).
What I found curious about the quote I posted is it say " Paladins" are divine like God... Yea, I subscribe personally that Paladins derive their powers from a diety, they make a Oath to said Deity to up hold that deities standards/rules/Code of ethics. If they fail in said action, they lose their God given powers.
Last edited by Doomlord; 25/07/2311:20 PM.
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